Ron Lay

Ronald Samuel Marshall Lay (18 February 1917 – 9 November 1996) was an English cricket umpire.^[1]

Ron Lay

Personal information
Full name	Ronald Samuel Marshall Lay
Born	18 February 1917 England
Died	9 November 1996(1996-11-09) (aged 79) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Umpiring information
FC umpired	304 (1953–1968)
LA umpired	12 (1963–1968)
Source: , 14 March 2021

Umpire career

Lay began as an umpire in club matches across Northamptonshire,^[2] before officiating in matches in the Minor Counties Championship from 1950.^[3] He first officiated in first-class cricket in 1953, standing in the match between Northamptonshire and Scotland at Peterborough. He was appointed to the first-class list of umpires in 1956 and proceeded to stand in 303 first-class matches between 1956 and 1968, predominantly in the County Championship.^[4] He additionally stood in 12 List A one-day matches between 1963 and 1968.^[5] He missed part of the 1964 season after being struck on the foot and injured by a ball which had been straight driven by Ted Dexter.^[2] Lay died at Northampton in November 1996.